This week in Star Wars comics: It's Darth Vader vs Emperor Palpatine!

Gauntlets are coming off This Week in Star Wars Comics! It's Sith Lord vs Sith Lord in a battle for Exegol! We also take a sneak peek at a couple of trade paperbacks out on Tuesday.

Let throw down This Week in Star Wars Comics!

Darth Vader #47

The Razing of Exegol is underway as Darth Vader and his allies, the Schism Imperial, seek to take Emperor Palpatine's greatest secrets. After facing challenges already, will Vader be able to take the Sith Citadel? Or will Palpatine's defenses hold with the help of a horrifying resource, giant monsters called the Summa-Verminoth, be able to stop Vader's advances?

Darth Vader #47 is written by Greg Pak with Raffaele Ienco as the illustrator and Leinil Francis Yu as the cover artist.

Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories Volume 3 – Light and Shadows

Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories Volume 3—Light and Shadows from Dark Horse Comics is coming out on Tuesday, June 18, to a comic or bookstore near you. This is a collection of issues #9-12 featuring different stories, including the Bad Batch, Quinlan Vos, Mace Windu, tales from Endor, and more. The cover artist is Cary Nord. These stories are for all ages, so they're perfect for sharing with fans of different ages.

Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Old Republic Vol. 1

The other trade paperback out on June 18 is a jump into the extended universe with Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Old Republic Vol. 1. Part of Marvel's Epic Collection, this reprint has over 20 issues in the collection which prominently features stories from Knights of the Old Republic from author John Jackson Miller and artwork by Brian Ching, Travel Foreman, Dustin Weaver, Harvey Tolibao. Along with Ching, the cover artist is Michael Atiyeh.

That's it for This Week in Star Wars Comics! Check back each Wednesday for the latest news and more as we look between the splash pages. See you next time!